Let's look at some negative forms of past and future tenses. For example, Welais i ddim - I didnt see or Wela i ddim - I won't see
Verbs in the negative, beginning in P, T and C, take the aspirate mutation - P becomes Ph - Phrynais i ddim. T becomes Th - Thalais i ddim, and C becomes Ch - Chofiais i ddim.
There is another feature of these verbs that you should be aware of.
I didn't see a man - Welais i ddim dyn However, I didn't see THE man is-Welais i MO'r dyn
Phrynodd e ddim car - He didn't buy a car
Phrynodd hi mo'r car - She didn't buy THE car
Choginion ni ddim teisen - We didn't cook a cake Choginion ni MO'r deisen - We didn't cook THE cake
In the present/future tense:
Wela i ddim car - I don't see a car Wela i MO'r car - I don't see THE car
Ddarllenan nhw ddim llyfr - They won't read a book Ddarllenan nhw MO'r llyfr - They won't read THE book
Wisgwch chi ddim cot - You won't wear a coat Wisgwch chi MO'R got - You won't wear THE coat
Note that with a proper noun MO is used
Welais i MO Beca I didn't see Beca
Ffonian nhw MO Arwyn. - They won't phone Arwyn
Agnes says:'Dw i ddim yn credu y bydd e'n รดl yn yr ysbyty yma tan bore fory'I don't think he'll be back in this hospital till tomorrow morning.'
Tan is an useful preposition, meaning till or untilHwyl tan ddydd Iau - All the best 'till Thursday Aros tan yr wythnos nesaf - Wait 'till next week Bydd rhaid iti aros tan y flwyddyn nesaf - You'll have to wait till next year
Many words in Welsh which refer to occupations have the ending - wr.
This wr comes from gŵr, meaning man.
Jenny asks Agnes: - 'Beth mae'r cyfreithiwr yn ddweud?' Agnes corrects her by saying: 'Cyfreithwraig yw hi Jenny.'
The wraig ending refers to woman so obviously the solicitor is female.
